Guidelines for F-Tag (F371) Food Sanitary Conditions Healthcare Setting
Duration : 90 Minutes
Larry Bowe,
Larry D Bowe, BS, CFPMT, CFPMP, AllerTrain™ Principle Consultant, Food Safety Specialist, promoting learning that Inspires Critical Thinkers Principle Consultant- Food Safety Certified Instructor, HACCP Documentation, HR Strategist. Larry Bowe believes in promoting Global Food Safety as the Catalysis for organizational Read more
Healthcare Managers Annual Review; CMS Guidelines for Food Sanitary Condition in healthcare settings. With regard to the revised guidelines for investigative protocols for F-Tag (F371) Sanitary Conditions, there have been significant changes in not just methodology of determining safe food handing but CMS has stepped up educating of survey team on interpretation of regulations by regulators.
Larry D Bowe, BS, CFPMT, CFPMP, over 36 years of food service management, of which 15 years as a Director of Food Service in Healthcare Settings. Larry offers his insights on maintaining a "Deficiency Free Survey." He offers clear insight of the guidance CMS offers survey teams on what to look for as it relates to food sanitary conditions. You will be also provided with slides that Manager, supervisors may use in Training, Interpretive CMS Guidelines.
Course Objective:
• Manager Review on Interpretive Guidance
As part of the investigative protocol, surveys will obtain the
• Records
• Interview
• Staff
• And monitor facility's practice
• In the procurement
• Storage
• Preparation
• Distribution
• And service of foods to residents
Tips on Driving Quality Improvement
• Assurance Projects/Process& Forms
• QAPI (Quality Assurance and Performance Improvements (within the quality indicator survey process)
• QIS(Quality Indicator Survey) how it works, understanding the stages and conducting your own QIS
• IP(Performance Improvement Projects)
Course Outline:
• Food Procurement Procedures
• Observe Food Preparation Procedures
• Observe Service of Food during Trayline Operations
• Observe Dish Room Operations
• Observe Service of Food after Meal Times
• Observe Food Storage
• Staff Training and Ongoing In-service training materials, tools
What You Get:
• Training Materials
• Live Q&A Session with our Expert
• Participation Certificate
• Access to Signup Community (Optional)
• Reward Points
Who Will Benefit:
• Administrators who want a better understanding of survey team approach for investigating food operations
• New Dietary Managers, Food Service Managers, who never experienced survey
• Facilities that have failed in the past 3 years
• Small Nursing facilities whose staff struggle during the survey experienced
• Anyone desiring to have a better understanding of improving Sanitation in Healthcare settings
• Assistant Living Managers, Supervisors (not regulated by CMS) but want a better understanding of how food/sanitation conditions affects their customers
• Assistant Food Service Managers or Supervisors as additional training
• Hospital Food Service Staff
Please reach us at 1-888-844-8963 for any further assistance or if you wish to register
